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    1996 15 hp 2 stroke mercury lower unit HELP!!

    Its pretty gross.
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    1996 15 hp 2 stroke mercury lower unit HELP!!

    Oh, and I had attempted a search but because I had incorrectly been so focused on the lower unit I wasnt able to find what I needed. In a way I was ignoring anything with the motor or exhaust because I convinced myself it was in the lower unit. So thank you for steering me in the right direction
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    1996 15 hp 2 stroke mercury lower unit HELP!!

    Thank you all again for the advice and direction. I confirmed it is not the lower unit(thank goodness). I was able to pull the lower unit shortly after running the motor and seeing the oil foam appear. The gear oil was clean and I was able to look up into the exhaust housing, It is definitely...
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    1996 15 hp 2 stroke mercury lower unit HELP!!

    Ok! Thank you all very much. I will get it all back together and monitor. Now I can focus on making sure the carb is happy and running like a top. I need to go through the boat as well, it is a 14 ft alumacraft bought new by my Great grandfather. It is the boat I grew up on, fishing with my...
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    1996 15 hp 2 stroke mercury lower unit HELP!!

    I have only had the motor on the water once. I noticed the gear oil/water mix oozing out of one of the holes on the shaft above the lower unit. That was more than a year ago. I drained the gear oil out yesterday (a little nervous what Id find). What came out was a nice clean blue gear oil that...
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    1996 15 hp 2 stroke mercury lower unit HELP!!

    Hello Tin Boaters, I am new to this forum and new to outboard repairs. Ive been a auto mechanic for 15 years, so I feel I'm capable of this repair. I have Seloc repair manual but it says nothing about replacing prop shaft seals. My questions are, is there a more complete manual available? How...
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